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38 SPORTS. THE EVENING STAR, -WASHINGTON. D. C., FRIDAY, MARCH 11, 1927. SPORTS. Walter Johnson Put Out of Training for Weeks by Fractured Bone in Left Leg CUNTS | GRIFF PITCHERS IN START OF SERIES AGAINST | SANDLOTTERS BUSY HOOKY THOMAS FARMED COMBS AND YANKS . COMING HOME WITH LIMB I II TO ROCHESTER CLUB " THE * ! % ‘ * * * ‘•'< •'• • t: 1 v .1 /•V- v MEETING, PRACTICING The business of pruning the REACH AGREEMENT IN CAST; BLOW TO TEAM h* Washington roster from 40 to 35 started with the r / W \ meetings players was today By Ihf AiMditml Ptmi. ¦ Many ball are sched- base uled for the balance of the week and announcement from Tampa, Fla., RICHMOND, Ky.. March 11.—Earl week, practice sessions (irifHth next while by President Clark that Combs, center fielder of the Now York (Absence of Barney From Line-up at Outset of Cam- will be held Sunday by several dia- ' Clarence (Hooky) Thomas has been League Bane Club, has mond outfits. American Ball and sent to the Rochester club of the accepted the nalary condition* offered paign WillHandicap Griffmen— —Burke Ballston A. C- of Arlington County International league on option. In a telegram received from Col. Jacob and Hartfords will hold practice over Thomas is the big lefthand pitch- Ruppert and will sign a contract Im- Form Against Phils. the week end. er, who was inspected at camp last mediately. he said. Coffman Show Spring and subsequently farmed to Combs plans to leave Saturday or Harvard Juniors will meet tomor- Birmingham, whk-h, in turn, placed Monday to join the'Yankee* at their row night at 307 S street northeast him with Rochester. Thomas has a training camp at St. Petersburg. Flu, BY JOHN B. KELLER. Like Burke, Coffman had a sharp- at 7:30 o’clock. Corinthians, who will good assortment of speed and The date of his departure will be d«-. breaking curve with plenty of speed, put an insect, a midget and a junior curves, but is a bit shy on control termlncd by his recovery from an oper- ARASOTA. Fla.. March 11.—Wal- • year, may also pitch for but he did not seem to mix his de- team in the field this and never has been rated a smart ation, which he underwent Tuesday, Johnson will not sufficiently. Although he did team in senior circuit. the Nationals in the opening liveries enlist a the boxtnan. when his tonsil* were removed. , employ yesterday, the young j candidates are urged to meet game of the American League not it Site ; / Senior While Coorrihe refused to reveal th*% bter Southern Association graduate Is de- at 318 New Jersey avenue Wednesday terms which he accepted. It Is report- campaign this year. The dean •- the question. who has veloping a slow ball. When he mas- evening to decide ed that Col Ruppert offered him |10.« of major league hurlers make his mark in big THEVENOW, CARDS', BALKS a yoru the slab in many season in- ters It, he will will meet next 500 for one contract or Adorned league circles, Manager Bucky Harris > : ' - Anaeostia Cardinals for a two-year It 1* hoc augurals Instead will be in the midst v 4 '¦ Thursday night at the home of Man- contract. believes. road ON A 3-YEAR CONTRACT known which offer he accepted. jf conditioning work and probably will younger ager Goodloe, 2601 Sheridan mound for Not to be outdone by his '' \ (tf.—'Tommy ascend the % '•• ST. March 11 iiot be ready to Braxton, more ' •• .y:-.:-. -: ‘• •.:¦¦ southeast. LOUIS. oil against the enemy until the 1927 teammates. Garland ’ h -• Thevenow, star shortstop of the stuff i v experienced hurler, strutted his 7 and pitcher are MUST RISK THEIR , is three or four \ A catcher, shortstop Cardinals, has TITLES championship race in the ' • . \ / champion St. Louis for the first time this season Yankees. Candidates - kveeks under way. \ >4i M * wanted for the declared he would refuse to sign a SAN* DIEdO, Calif., March 11 UP, sustained by Walter dur- last three frames and demonstrated •: i s may communicate with Manager than one year The State Athletic Commission hr,a An injury ... y&S contract for more at Nationals’ batting drill at that he Is very apt to be as valuable 1 Brown at 616 Maryland avenue south- decided that any champion who ap ing the charge the terms offered. Wednesday and at first to the Nationals an those In west. The management a three- peared In California against r Tampa on of the club hoped when they procured HORACE ALVIN CROWDER. DECATUR JONES. proposed anotK* more painful than serious, LISENBEE. year of his class must box at championship bought him from the Yankees In the deal Kenilworth A. C. diamond candi- contract. proved severe This trio of right-handers, who were grouped in defeat by the Rraves in the opening Spring exhibition, are due Thevenow's was made to weight. This measure was taken to mder X-ray examination that a New York uniform on this dates will meet tonight at the home statement enough to' end the great pitcher's put to twirl for the Nats in the first of 13 contests against Mctiraw’s New Yorkers afternoon. a staff correspondent of the St. liouis stop the influx of fighters who wer Dutch Ruether last Fall. of James Mostyn, 1520 Olive street, raining for a considerable period. The Kenilworth. Post-Dispatch at the player’s homo showing in California without risking licture taken at Tampa late yesterday Southpaw Shows Everything. at Madison, Ind. their titles. revealed that the drive from Joe This lefthander had about every- Mikado Juniors, new entrants In fudge’s bat had fractured a bone on thing needed to make a good pitcher YOUNG BOXMEN DELIVER RUTH AS YANKS the base ball field, plan to present a leg just INJURED strong booking the outer side of Walter's left In his brief session on the hill. He team. John Walter is ibove the ankle. gave up one hit, a single In his first games at 147 R street, Potomac 1474. round, had NATIONALS. AB. B. H.PO. A. E. Sunday. fanned three batters and Myer, 88 0 11 4 0 Will Start Home his pitches knocked be- 6 TAKE MEASURE OF REDS Bill Sanderson has called a meet- the but three of Rice, rt 6 0 1 2 0 0 Immediately after the extent of yond the infield. He showed a curve Speaker, cf 3 0 2 O 0 0 ing of the Auth senior and juniors 1 2 night, 816 njury was ascertained, the bone was ball that had the Phils guessing and fWest. cf 2 2 0 0 teams for next Monday at foot put in a Goslin, If 4 1 2 2 0 O F street southeast, at 8 o’clock. let and the pitcher’s his control was of high order. Judge, lb 4 0 1 14 0 0 By the Associated Press. runner, in Moriarty’s opinion and in Johnson will remain in Tampa Phils Harris, 2b 5 11 0 2 0 YORK, Marcli 11.—Babe this era of uncertain rast. While this trio held the to 0 0 base ball it is an until Sunday when he will leave with 8 safeties, the Nationals were busy Bluege, 3b........... 4 2 11 Ruth today was hors de com- method of attack. secretary of Beeves. 3b 1 0 O 0 O 0 B. Eynon, the collecting off of the three Berger, c 3 0 1 0 EXHIBITION BASE BALL. Sdward Manager 11 hits two 2 O bat. (A*).—‘Man- Nationals, for Washington, hurlers sent to the slab by the op- Tate, c 3 1 0 4 0 0 He was disabled yesterday CHICAGO, March 11 informed in a tele- Burke, p 1 O 0 0 1 0 ager Ray Schalk of the White Sox \ ft % Bucky Harris was position. Ed Taber, a bespectacled Coffman, p 0 0 NEWat Orlando, Fla., when the *tf«P#bT*r. 0 train- 0 0 1 0 Buffalo 1D... 6 7 >hone message from the club’s southpaw, started for the Phils and Braxton, p 0 0 0 0 0 Yankees beat 8 to 5. On donned the mask, protector and big Courtney and Hamby. 2 Cincinnati Shreve- Batteries —Thomas. *stn Eminently ing base late last night. went through five innings. He was •McNeely 1 0 0 0 0 0 the way to third base in the midst of mitt in yesterday’s tilt at Castro: Stryker. Brice, Houer and Devine. and the other Na- port between two nines of his train- Cond. When Harris reached for eight wallops and a brace Totals ilHilla fourth inning rally, his feet became left Tampa yesterday morning of markers. Oran O’Neal, a right- Involved a wrestling match with ing group, but the squad to which At St. Petersburg. Fla.— R. H. E. Correct tionals •Baited for Burke in fourth inning. .in assigned Stfodel for the game with the Phillies at hander who followed Taber, was wild tßan for Speaker in filth Inning. the bag. The bag-won the decision he himself lost, 5 to 3. Boston (N.) 3 71 Johnson Aaron Ward, Yank, con- Cleveland (A.) 6 10 2 Bradenton, it was thought and forced a run across In ihe seventh and Ruth was tripped. He limped former —Knight. Graham resume prac- PHILLIES. AB. R. H.PO. A. E. tributed a two-bagger and Kennedy, Batteries Mills. and would be in condition to session, hls last In action. Ed Baecht, Sand. 8s 2 2 2 0 1 0 off the field with a wrenched ankle Gibson: Karr.
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